inattentive
Example Sentences
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In an inspection report, the board reported that staff members of the facility were inadequately trained, inattentive to juveniles during safety checks and unfairly confined youth to their rooms.
From Los Angeles Times
After all, she’s a household name, which is no small consideration in a state as vast and politically inattentive as California.
From Los Angeles Times
Charlotin believes that the superficially authentic tone of AI bots’ output may encourage overworked or inattentive lawyers to accept bogus citations without double-checking.
From Los Angeles Times
Humans are not just inattentive; they are irrational in a profoundly emotional sense.
From Salon
Jurors ultimately decided that Penny was not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, which “involves causing someone's death by acting in a manner that was reckless, inattentive, or careless.”
From Salon
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